St. Mary's Basilica
Phoenix, Arizona
Pastor’s Notes
“Full of grace!” The description of the best Christmas ever! The Greek word that St. Luke used for Mary literally means, “favored to the greatest possible degree.” One author claims,it was “the strongest word Luke could use to show how much God loved Mary…
Pastor’s Notes
This Third Advent week begins with “Gaudete Sunday.” The Latin, “gaudete,” means“rejoice.” It comes from the first word of the Entrance Antiphon for this Sunday. The spirit of joy that begins this week comes from the words of Paul, “The Lord is near.” This joyful…
Pastor’s Notes
Driving through Downtown Phoenix the other day after dark, I began to notice people waving at me. At first, I thought they were just remarkably friendly. I waved back and kept going. Honestly, I really was just really looking forward to dinner Finally someone…